Planning report · Cork County Council · 1000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 23 Oct 2026, 05:07

Cobh Rural ED, Municipal District of Cobh, County Cork, Munster, Éire / Ireland

51.85952, -8.28362

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 98 homes approved 425 m away haven't started.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

Not held yet for Cork County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 2025 97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=58 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 55 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–104 3open for comments nearbyclose 29 Oct–4 Nov 202homes approved nearby, not startednearest 8 m · 25/6126

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years

1ApplySite notice up, plans online
2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 55 days
4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
6PermissionLasts 5 years
7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 7 months after
8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out

Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built before 1919, before planning permission was needed. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2026.

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

2026
25/6126 · apartments · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
approvedstartedsigned off

On this site

Zoning · New residential

Yes

Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year

Flood zone (development plan) · not in Zone A or B

Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

ZoningR1 · New residential

What it says

Residential: Promote development mainly for housing, associated open space, community uses and, only where an acceptable standard of amenity can be maintained, a limited range of other uses that support the overall residential function of the area.

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

cork county development plan 2022 · 6 Jun 2022 – 5 Jun 2028

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year

Flood riskNone mapped within 1.0 km

Within 1.0 km	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	42	Saint Mary's National School; Ringville
Monuments	21	Graveyard; Church

How we work this out

'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 9 on the draft 2027 map; 9 on the final 2026 map.

Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 00:29

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:24	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:22	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open

Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved.

Single-storey rear19 decided · more info asked 0%

100% · council 99%

New house in a garden or site24 decided · more info asked 0%

83% · council 86%

Approved nearbyCork overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 43 nearby, 8,940 council-wide

Figure 3

Carrignafoy, file by file since 2021

15 of 15 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

33 files with "Carrignafoy" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

How we work this out

Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

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National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:22	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 4

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 55 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

Calculated58 decided home extensions, 10 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Appeals nearby 3 in the last 12 months

500875 Granted with conditions · Glassons Avenue, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork · 575 m
324052 Granted · Carrignafoy, Cobh Co. cork · 0 m
323970 Other · Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork · 497 m

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)	© the publisher	22 Oct 2026, 23:00	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Cobh Rural ED, Municipal District of Cobh, County Cork, Munster, Éire / Ireland with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesBuilding startedApproved

112, College Lawn 26/2541No decision yet · 510 m
2Tay Road, Ballywilliam 26/2502No decision yet · 514 m
3Dun Farraige, Carrignafoy 26/2489No decision yet · 826 m
4Inis Álainn 25/6126Approved, no sign building has started · 8 m
5Inis Alainn Carrignafoy Cobh Co. Cork 21/5240Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 59 m
6Carrignafoy Cobh Co Cork 25/5474Approved, no sign building has started · 425 m
70.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 178 m
8The Close, Ard Alainn 25/4601Building started · 198 m
95.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 243 m
100.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 705 m
110.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 840 m
122.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 912 m
135.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 0 m
14Sunville, Wilmount Park 26/0430Approved with conditions · 382 m
15The Laurels, Ballywilliam 26/2043Approved with conditions · 692 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 18 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

Measured25 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 1.0 km; the first closes 29 Oct 2026.

Comments close

Comments close 29 Oct 20266 days left
326/2489 · application received — We, Stephen and Elizabeth Tabb intend to apply for Planning Permission for the construction of a…
€20 to the council · 826 m away
Comments close 2 Nov 202610 days left
226/2502 · application received — CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AS AN ANCILLARY DWELLING TO THE SIDE AND FRONT OF EXISTING…
€20 to the council · 514 m away
Comments close 4 Nov 202612 days left
126/2541 · application received — Retention permission for; A) the attic conversion (20m2) to our existing dwelling house, this…
€20 to the council · 510 m away

Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

Figure 7

Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

98 homes 425 m away were approved Mar 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Mar 2031.

Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

Sites that could change 9 within 1.0 km

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

Inis Alainn Carrignafoy Cobh Co. Cork · 71 homes approved, not started; runs out May 2027 · 59 m

Approved, not started 2

Inis Álainn · 33 homes approved Mar 2026, not started · 8 m
Carrignafoy Cobh Co Cork · 98 homes approved Mar 2026, not started · 425 m

Empty land zoned for homes 6

70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 178 m
95.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 243 m
100.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 705 m
110.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 840 m
122.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 912 m
135.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:22	open
Derelict sites registers	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 23:17	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026, 00:29	open

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 2 and 7 a year; busiest 2025. 95% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

3Dun Farraige,, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork comments close 29 Oct 2026
Planning Permission for the construction of a detached two-storey dwelling, including a new waste-water…
26/248924 Sept 2026826 m
2Tay Road, Ballywilliam, Cobh, P24 PY09 comments close 2 Nov 2026
Construct a single storey extension as an ancillary dwelling to the side and front of existing main dwelling…
26/250228 Sept 2026514 m
112, College Lawn, College Manor, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork. P24 T189 comments close 4 Nov 2026
Permission for Retention of :- a) Attic conversion (20m2) to existing dwelling house, this includes a dormer…
26/254130 Sept 2026510 m

Every application within 1.0 km 21 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

Lower Cottrells Row, Cobh, Co. Cork No decision yet
Demolition of portions of boundary wall on north and west part of site. Construction of A) 1 no. a split…
26/238011 Sept 2026860 m
Ballywilliam, Tay Road, Cobh, Co. Cork Withdrawn or not valid
Construction of a machinery shed for the storage of agricultural machinery, new entrance and associated works
26/226131 Aug 2026584 m
Tay Road, Ballywilliam, Cobh, P24 PY09 Withdrawn or not valid
Construct a single storey extension as an ancillary dwelling to the side and front of existing main dwelling…
26/224028 Aug 2026514 m
15The Laurels, Ballywilliam, Cobh, Co. Cork. P24 NN66 Approved with conditions
Permission to construct a domestic garage and all associated site works.
26/204324 Sept 2026692 m
Merton Lodge, French's Walk, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork. No decision yet
Permission for alterations to previously granted application (18/5997) to include for; A) The demolition of…
26/11502 May 2026771 m
'Ocean Cove', 9 Connolly Street, Cobh, Co. Cork Approved with conditions
The construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the house, new front porch and elevational changes…
26/110023 Jun 2026858 m
Merton Lodge, French's Walk, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork. Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for alterations to previously granted application (18/5997) to include for: a) The demolition of…
26/080931 Mar 2026771 m
The Glebe, Tay Road, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Cork, P24F683 Approved with conditions
Permission to install a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area to serve existing dwelling house.
26/071918 May 2026795 m
Merton Lodge, French's Walk, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork. Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for alterations to previously granted application (18/5997) to include for :- A) The Demolition of…
26/05578 Mar 2026771 m
Alrosa, Rope Walk, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork, P24 WR84 Approved with conditions
Permission for alterations and extension to dwelling house consisting of part raising of roof to extend first…
26/050923 Apr 2026734 m
14Sunville, Wilmount Park, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork, P24K752 Approved with conditions
Full Planning Permission for a storey and a half extension to the South gable of existing bungalow, with…
26/043015 Apr 2026382 m
New Park,, The Mall, Carrignafoy,, Cobh, Co. Cork Approved with conditions
Full Planning Permission for (A) the renovation and conversion of an existing 'Old Coal Yard' shed, to a…
26/042716 Apr 2026864 m
Sunville, Wilmount Park, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Cork, P24K752 Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for s storey and a half extension to the south gable of existing bungalow, with elevational…
26/011022 Jan 2026382 m
New Park, The Mall, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co.Cork Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for a) renovation and conversion of an existing 'Old Coal Yard' shed, to a gym/storage &…
26/010822 Jan 2026864 m
Alrosa, Rope Walk, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Cork, P24WR84 Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for alterations & extension to dwelling house, consisting of part raising of roof to extend first…
26/006115 Jan 2026734 m
Summerhill, Cobh, Co. Cork Approved with conditions
The construction of a new 3 level tiered detached dwelling with road level attached garage, new site entrance…
25/678916 Feb 2026766 m
Summerhill, Cobh, Co.Cork Withdrawn or not valid
Permission for the construction of a new 3 level tiered detached dwelling with road level attached garage,…
25/63966 Nov 2025766 m
16 Harbour Row, Kilgarvan, Cobh, Co. Cork No decision yet
Permission for Retention for the construction of 3 no. one bedroom apartments in a new three storey block and…
25/63895 Nov 2025986 m

How we work this out

Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:22	open

Building work nearby 12 in the last 12 months

4 not signed off8 no sign-off needed

Ballywilliam, Cobh, Cork · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/5320 · 308 m
9 Connolly Street, Cobh, Cork · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 26/1100 · 866 m
Glasson's Avenue, Cobh, Cork · 28 Sept 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 255856 · 591 m
14-34 incl., the Inlet, Ard Roibín, carrignafoy, Cobh, Co Cork, Cobh, Cork · 20 Aug 2026 · 99 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/04072 · 358 m
Gladwin, Willmount Avenue, Cobh, Cork, P24Y038 · 27 Jul 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/5064 · 716 m
8The Close, Ard Alainn, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Cork · 23 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/4601 · 198 m
Ballywilliam, Cobh, Cork · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/5320 · 308 m
Ballywilliam Estate, Ballywilliam, Carrignafoy,, Cobh, Cork · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/5639 · 558 m
Ballywilliam, COBH, Cobh, Cork, P24FK06 · 27 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/5892 · 337 m
Bishop Street, Cobh, Cork, P24 PA46 · 23 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 255024 · 859 m
21 to 34 incl. the close ard roibin carrignafoy cobh co cork, Cobh, Cork, P24 XR89 · 20 Feb 2026 · 99 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/04072 · 319 m
21 Saint Patrick's Square, Cobh, Cork, P24 TK31 · 2 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/04863 · 619 m

How we work this out

Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.

Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:22

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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:22	open

Homes coming 202 not started

6Carrignafoy Cobh Co Cork · 98 homes · not started · runs out 23 Mar 2031 · 425 m
5Inis Alainn Carrignafoy Cobh Co. Cork · 71 homes · runs out soon · runs out 4 May 2027 · 59 m
Inis Álainn Carrignafoy Cobh Co Cork · 63 homes · building started · 138 m
4Inis Álainn · 33 homes · not started · runs out 20 Mar 2031 · 8 m

How we work this out

Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:22	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open
Social housing construction status report	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026, 23:01	open

Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

Name	Latest inspection	Distance
Early Years Educational Centre · Crèche	18 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	326 m
Little Learner's Childcare · Crèche	13 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	609 m
St Mary's Preschool Cobh · Crèche	17 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	962 m

How we work this out

Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.

Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 23:37

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Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	21 Oct 2026, 23:37	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Cork County Council.

Homes approved

Here194

Council middle0

Homes started

Here389

Council middle1

How we work this out

Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.

Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:22	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

49% of homes built before 1971 (council 28%). 82% owner-occupied (council 73%).

Homes built before 1971

49% · council 28%

Homes built since 2001

13% · council 36%

Owner-occupied

82% · council 73%

Rented

11% · council 22%

Children under 15

12% · council 21%

Aged 65 and over

13% · council 16%

Households with 2+ cars

57% · council 52%

Work mainly from home

7% · council 12%

This small area (602 people)Cork

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 047106025

Bus

426 m

O'Neill's Place · 211 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak

Nearest school

531 m

Carrignafoy Community College, 322 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

Carrignafoy Community College · postprimary · 322 pupils · 531 m
Gaelscoile Cobh · primary · 46 pupils · 618 m
S N Seosamh Cobh · primary · 261 pupils · 817 m
Cobh NS · primary · 15 pupils · 873 m
Coláiste Muire · postprimary · 709 pupils · 879 m
St Marys National School · primary · 248 pupils · 962 m

Stops 11

O'Neill's Place · 211 · 1/hour at peak · 426 m
O'Neill's Place · 200, 211, 250 · 2/hour at peak · 429 m
The Spires · 200, 211 · 3/hour at peak · 446 m
The Spires · 200, 211 · 1/hour at peak · 574 m
College Mnr · 200, 211 · 3/hour at peak · 627 m
College Mnr · 200, 211 · 1/hour at peak · 628 m
College Drive · 200, 211 · 1/hour at peak · 678 m
College Drive · 200, 211 · 3/hour at peak · 691 m

Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

Carrignafoy Community College · 531 m-9.6% pupils (322) · 27 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
Gaelscoile Cobh · 618 m-22% pupils (46)
S N Seosamh Cobh · 817 m-4.4% pupils (261)
Cobh NS · 872 m-31.8% pupils (15)
Coláiste Muire · 879 m+0.7% pupils (709)
St Marys National School · 962 m-4.2% pupils (248)

Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:42

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Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026, 23:44	open
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 23:32	open
National Planning Application Database	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026, 02:28	open
Council consultation portals	Public	23 Oct 2026, 01:47	open
Council meetings (ModernGov)	Public	23 Oct 2026, 02:42	open
Land Development Agency public land register	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026, 16:43	open
cso_saps_2022	CC BY 4.0	—	open
National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	CC BY 4.0	—	—
EPA strategic noise maps	CC BY 4.0	—	—
Fingal County Council	CC BY 4.0	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Apartments (25/6126) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
Seller · solicitor
On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
Solicitor
33 homes approved 8 m away (Inis Álainn), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 25/6126.
Council
71 homes approved 59 m away (Inis Alainn Carrignafoy Cobh…), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 21/5240.
Council
Application 510 m away open for comments until 4 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Seller · solicitor

Reference

Where this is, the terms, the sources

Townland: Carrignafoy
Electoral division: Cobh Rural
Electoral area: Cobh
Council: Cork County Council

Everything we found, as a list 8 lines

1 application on this site; latest 25/6126, approved 2026, not started, runs out 2031.
Zoned R1 (new residential); on the vacant land tax map.
9 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 6 empty zoned plots.
3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 4 Nov 2026.
202 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 98 at Carrignafoy Cobh Co Cork.
The Spires (bus 200, 211) 446 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 82% owner-occupied (council 73%); 9% of homes empty (council 13%); most built before 1919; 65% drive to work (council 66%); population up 8% since 2016.
Around here the council decides in a median 57 days (about 8 weeks).

What the terms mean 8 terms

Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.

Sources and licences 26

Source	Publisher	Licence	Fetched
EPA strategic noise maps	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council	—	CC BY 4.0	—
Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
National Transport Authority	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	An Coimisiún Pleanála	CC BY 4.0	16 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ie	National Building Control Office (BCMS)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026
data.gov.ie	Various (see each layer)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	National Monuments Service (SMR)	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.com	Local authorities (consultation portals)	Public	23 Oct 2026
www2.courts.ie	—	© the publisher	22 Oct 2026
cso.ie	—	CC BY 4.0	—
dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)	—	CC BY 4.0	—
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Local authorities (derelict sites registers)	CC BY 4.0	19 Oct 2026
transportforireland.ie	National Transport Authority	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
lda.ie	Land Development Agency	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ie	Local authorities (council meetings)	Public	23 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database)	CC BY 4.0	23 Oct 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	Tailte Éireann	CC BY 4.0	11 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.com	CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors	CC BY 4.0	4 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ie	Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)	© PSRA, PSI licence	23 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities (RZLT maps)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026
gov.ie	Department of Education	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026
gov.ie	Department of Housing	CC BY-SA 4.0	9 Oct 2026
tusla.ie	Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate)	Public register	21 Oct 2026
services.arcgis.com	Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)	CC BY 4.0	18 Oct 2026

Measured

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Calculated

a rate or median we worked out from those counts

Our classification

we sorted it by reading each description

Estimate

inferred from another source (census, map data)

Rule summary

the law, simplified: check before relying on it

How we work this out

Generated 23 Oct 2026, 05:07 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.

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